Entries tagged with: Passenger Profiling
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TSA Resurrects Use of Commercial Data for Passenger Screening
The TSA is considering the use of commercial data to screen passengers, a controversial practice that was previously blocked in Washington. In 2005 Congress suspended funding for Secure Flight, a program that relied on the use of commercial data, after...
EPIC Calls for Suspension of Homeland Security's "Risk-based" Profiling System
EPIC submitted comments to Customs and Border Protection, a component of the Department of Homeland Security, urging the agency to suspend the Automated Targeting System. Although the System was initially created to screen shipping cargo, the agency now monitors individuals,...
EPIC Joins Coalition Seeking Audit of TSA Racial Profiling
Over 30 organizations, including EPIC, have asked DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to undertake an independent audit of the TSA to determine whether TSA airport screeners are engaged racial profiling. According to news reports, TSA agents have subjected Mexican, Dominican, and...
EU and US Groups Object to EU-US Passenger Data Agreement
Over 20 organizations in the EU and the US have sent an open letter to the European Parliament, opposing a new agreement that would allow European companies to transfer the personal data of European travelers to the United States government...
EPIC-led Coalition Calls For Suspension of Secret Government Watchlist
EPIC and a coalition of privacy, consumer rights, and civil rights organizations filed a statement to the Department of Homeland Security. The group opposed proposed changes to the Watchlist Service, a secretive government database filled with sensitive information. The agency...
Passenger Profiling
Latest News | Overview | EPIC Resources | News Items | FOIA Documents | Resources | Previous News Latest News : () Registered Traveler Program Halted After Data Breach. The Clear registered traveler program suffered a security breach when...
Top European Justice Official Opposes Body Scanners
In widely reported remarks, Viviane Reding, the Justice Minister for the 27-member European Union, has expressed opposition to the US proposal to deploy body scanners. Minister Reding told the European Parliament, "Our citizens are not objects. They are human beings."...
Bankruptcy of Verified Identity Pass and the Privacy of Clear Registered Traveler Data
On June 22, 2009, Verified Identity Pass, Inc., a corporate participant in the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Registered Traveler (RT) program ceased operations after declaring bankruptcy. Verified Identity Pass, Inc. operated "Clear," a TSA recognized RT program. Clear was...
